Prostate exams

Robsweezie

are they really as embarrassing and awkward as people think they are???

Senna

Sure who doesn't love having some strangers hand up your arse.

Awkward Badger

Course not, its right crack.

Sheep Lover

Remember, a finger with a glove on is hard to distinguish from a cock with a condom on. So I'm told.

Birneybau

Only need 40℅ for a pass.

billion dollar baby

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Remember, a finger with a glove on is hard to distinguish from a cock with a condom on. So I'm told.

How bloody big are your fingers?!!

Smidge

Robsweezie wrote: »

are they really as embarrassing and awkward as people think they are???

They are if the prostate in question is really stupid.

Birneybau

billion dollar baby wrote: »

How bloody big are your fingers?!!

Or, how small is the...

Sheep Lover

billion dollar baby wrote: »

How bloody big are your fingers?!!

Eight inches long.

Totofan99

As someone who suffers from a bowel condition, let me tell you that having people shove things up there (hands, scopes) is always embarrassing, awkward and painful!

billion dollar baby

Hands? You'd want to be as wide as O'Connell Street to fit that.
It's usually the index finger and doesn't hurt at all. More uncomfortable than painful.

pconn062

Not as embarrassing and awkward as prostate cancer I imagine.

Totofan99

billion dollar baby wrote: »

Hands? You'd want to be as wide as O'Connell Street to fit that.
It's usually the index finger and doesn't hurt at all. More uncomfortable than painful.

It hurts if your bowel is ulcerated. But yes, I imagine normally it's not painful.

twomonkeys

The initial prostate check is done by blood test these days. They only carry out the physical examination if your bloods come back with an abnormal result.

Jawgap

Senna wrote: »

Sure who doesn't love having some strangers hand up your arse.

Hand?????? - how big is your arse!!

Yes they're embarrassing, but prostate cancer isn't exactly a bundle of laughs - so it's worth sucking up - the embarrassment, not the hand obviously!

McDermotX

twomonkeys wrote: »

The initial prostate check is done by blood test these days. They only carry out the physical examination if your bloods come back with an abnormal result.

Where's the fun in that ??

Gettup the arse !!

kneemos

Got a B in mine.

cassid

Internals are not something either men or women are comfortable with.

But they are something really necessary for our health and well being.

For medical staff it is absolutely nothing.

As my obs consultant told me to once in a maternity hospital, leave your shyness at the door when you come in. I remember having conversations with staff while my legs were a mile apart in stirrups or on nurses shoulders, my private bits and bobs were on show for the world while doctors poked inside. But the end result was so worth it a little baby.

The end result of any internal is worth it.

dmc17

kneemos wrote: »

Got a B in mine.

Not so bad. At least you don't have to repeat it!

8-10

I'm anti-state exams. Waste of time.

Mesrine65

They're a pain in the hole.

suicide_circus

Prostate exam is nothing.

Try the umbrella up the japseye for std screening.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Not an AH style answer, so apologies in advance.
The prostate exam is simple and not at all painful or uncomfortable. Any man over 50 should get this done at least every 2 years. It takes only seconds and is very simple and easy.

Canis Lupus

Have a few drinks beforehand and enjoy it.

Gael23

Im too young for prostate problems but I suffer with my bowels a bit. A DRE takes 10 seconds max.
The worst part is lying on the table exposed waiting for the finger to go in and it does feel weird but it really is over within a few seconds.
Also remember your Doctor will have done this countless times before.

UCDVet

I remember reading the abstract of a study that showed doctor's with longer fingers were more likely to find problems.

So, I guess you actually want the doc with the biggest hands.

Awkward Badger

kneemos wrote: »

Got a B in mine.

That must have stung...

lazybones32

Robsweezie wrote: »

are they really as embarrassing and awkward as people think they are???

My doctor is a good-looking woman. She is not going to stick her fingers up my ass.

Ted_YNWA

probably not the best exam to do sh*t in.